Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 42584
High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Neil Coyle
Labour — Bermondsey and Old Southwark
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, under what circumstances freeholders become liable for higher insurance fees if they delay fire safety works.
Answer
Alex NorrisThe terms of individual leases determine when freeholders can pass on insurance costs to leaseholders. This remains the case even if there is a delay to remediating the building. We are pushing for faster remediation as set out in the Remediation Accelera...
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